The Federal Communications Commission’s authority to auction unused spectrum expired almost two years ago and Congress has failed to extend it. Former Chair Jessica Rosenworcel called several times ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Nearly a year after Congress allowed the FCC’s authority to auction spectrum to lapse, Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is calling on Congress to ...

For that reason, Congress must not only restore the FCC’s auctioning authority, but also take steps to free up more spectrum for licensed use so that the Commission has something to auction once ...

The FCC lost its spectrum authority on March 9, 2023. It meant that the agency had been unable to auction more spectrum for 5G networks.

One year ago today, the FCC’s spectrum auction authority expired as it was not extended by Congress, for the first time ever. Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel took note of that unwelcomed ...

General Auction Authority Restored (Well, Almost) OBBBA restores the FCC’s general authority to auction spectrum through September 30, 2034.

Two US politicians have proposed a plan to restore the US Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) authority to hold spectrum auctions, around a year after the US Senate allowed it to lapse for the ...

The House’s passage leaves the Senate a narrow window to clear the measure for the president’s signature before the FCC’s authority to conduct spectrum auctions expires on March 9.

FCC's authority to auction spectrum expires in March and the House is poised to vote this week on a bill extending it through May 19.

The bill, announced on March 11, 2024, includes provisions to identify spectrum that can be reallocated from federal to non-federal use and renew the FCC’s spectrum auction authority.

In her statement, the Chairwoman said, “FCC spectrum auctions have fueled American growth for three decades. The agency has held 100 auctions and in the process raised more than $233 billion for ...

The US Senate has allowed the spectrum auction authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to lapse for the first time ever. A bill that would have extended the regulator’s spectrum ...